House Democrats' hopes of mitigating the damage in the midterm elections lie in the fast-growing suburbs of northern Virginia, the cities and towns near Iowa's covered bridges of Madison County and not far from New Jersey's Pine Barrens.

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First-term Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California, a rising party star and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, launched her 2020 campaign for the White House on Monday by touting her experience as a prosecutor.

The second of three Zumwalt-class so-called stealth destroyers built at Bath Iron Works will be commissioned Saturday in its homeport of San Diego.
The DDG 1001, the future USS Michael Monsoor, will be commissioned at 10 a.m. at Naval Air Station North Island, according to a release from the Navy. Monsoor’s mother, Sally Monsoor, will serve as the ship’s sponsor.
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The ship honors Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, a Navy SEAL who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept.

Los Angeles teachers returned to the negotiating table on Monday for the fifth day of contract negotiations with the country's second-largest school district in an effort to end a strike that has disrupted classes for some 500,000 students.

Caribou city councilors voted 6 to 1 last week in favor of a moratorium temporarily suspending any new medical marijuana businesses within the city.
The decision is a reaction to the Maine Legislature’s passage in 2018 of LD 238, An Act to Amend the Maine Medical Marijuana Law, which provides individual municipalities with more authority in terms of regulating registered caregivers, dispensaries and medical marijuana related operations.
Caribou Zoning Administrator Ken Murchison suggested to councilors before their vote that they should put the moratorium in place to suspend any new medical marijuana businesses while city officials determine the best way to apply regulations in accordance with the new amendment.
“This is so we can take a moment, catch our breath, and come up with some language for the codebook that allows us to better facilitate these permits,” he said.
Councilor Dave Martin asked if passing the moratorium would prevent “people that need or use medical marijuana” from obtaining it.
Murchison said the moratorium will not impact any existing medical marijuana facilities in Caribou, and that it will ultimately allow the city to better regulate land use guidelines.
City Manager Dennis Marker added this this will allow city officials to get everything properly lined up before they consider new business requests or potential expansions of an existing business.
Councilors ultimately voted 6 to 1 in favor of the temporary suspension, with councilor Hugh Kirkpatrick opposed.
This was originally published in The County.

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for “aggressively pursuing” DeAndre Bembry of the Atlanta Hawks and failing to promptly leave the court following his ejection.
NBA discipline executive Kiki VanDeWeghe handed down the fine Monday.
It stems from an incident that took place Saturday night in Atlanta after Smart received his second technical foul and was ejected in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 113-105 victory.
With the Hawks leading 76-69, Smart and Bembry had to be separated after they exchanged words as players lined up for a jump ball.